Connecting means for furniture-sections.



E. MORRIS.

CONNECTING MEANS FOR FURNITURE SECTIONS.

' APPLICATION FILED .IULY 23.1914.

1 57 fi97. Patented. Feb. 19, 1918.

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CONNECTING MEANS FOR FURNITURE SECTIONS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23.1914.

1,25%09? Patented P65191918,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 To all whom it may concern:

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EDMUND 'MOBBIS, GRAND'RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR 'IO WILMABTH SHOW CASE COMPANY, OF GRAND RAI PIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

Be it known that I, EDMUND Monms, a

. citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigamhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Connecting Means for Furniture-Sections;

' and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the Invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make 1 and use the same.

This invention relates to connecting means for store furniture sections.

In .the store furniture art, it has become advisable to construct the cases and shelving that are located alongside the Walls of a store, in sections for ready handling and assembling and for ease in manufacture and transportation. Also by the use of sectional construction it is possible 'to obtain a great variety of completed designs by variously each other. Said sections are positioned one above the other in vertical series'to any desired or required height, and similar vertical series of sections are then placed along the wall of a store adjacent to the ends of thefirst series until the wall space is filled.

In'the use of my invention,;-- the adjacent ends of the various vertical series of sections are spaced a short distance apart, and my invention consists in the provision of a new and improved'connecting means for detachably securing the adjacent ends of sections together, said means being secured detachably to and lying between the adjacent spaced apart ends of sections and serving to firmly connect them together.

The construction and use of my invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Fi re 1 is a horizontal section taken on the llne 1--1, Fig. 6; c

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the elements ofthe connecting means;

' Fig. 3 shows in perspective, the end of a. section and the element permanently attached thereto used in connecting the sec.

specification of Letters Patent.

positioning the sections with reference to and screw threaded stud, two of which are used in each connecting device;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a series of vertical sections connected end to end; and

Fig. 6 is a front elevation thereof.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, a plurality of 'sections 1 are provided and placed one above the other as shown in Fig. 6 until any required heightis reached. The sections are readily. detachable onefrom the other at any time the vertical series is to be changed or moved. The ends 2 of'said sections have secured th'ereto socket members 3 substantially midway between the top and bottom of the section and near the forward edgethereof, the ends 4 of the said socket members being perforated for the passage of screws or other suitable fastening means as shown at 5.

Each socket member has a central portion 6 bent outwardly and spaced a short distance from the end 2 of the section, and for a part of its depth the central portion is slotted as indicated at 7 The socket members are adapted to receive the studs forming a part of the connecting means, the heads 8 thereof lying between the ends of the sections and the portion 6 of the-socket member while the threaded shanks 9 seat in the slots 7 as will be understood.

Each connecting device includes two of the headed and screw threaded studs 9 and an interiorly threaded sleeve or nut 10, the studs being inserted in the opposite ends of the nut. It will be observed that the opposite ends of the nut 10 are threaded o positel that is, at one end there are rig t hand t reads and at the other endleft hand threads so that with the studs held against turning, a, turning movement of the nut 10 will serve to simultaneously draw the heads 8 toward the nut or carry said heads away from the nutlO, depending upon the direction of turning. V

With a plurality of vertical series of sections located end to end as shown in Fig. 6 and with adjacent ends of sections spaced apart, the socket members 3 will be directly Patented Feb. 19,1918. Application filed July 28, 1914. Serial No. 852,575.

' olppeisite each, other and adapted to receive e'heads 8 of the studs. The heads -8 have parallel sides as shown in Fig. 4 which enfigmg against the sides'ofthe socket memsections positioned end to end with adjacent r preclude any turning of the studs. It is-evident, therefore, that the turning ofthe nut may be accomplished to draw the headsj8 teward the ends of the nut and that: with the progress of the turning movement,

the sides or edges adjacent the slots 7 will be firmly retained between the ,hea'ds'S and the ends of the nut 10, thereby tying the ends of the spaced. apart sections securely to ether. Y

ith each section in a vertical .series'ofsections connected in this manner to adjacent sections of similarverticalseries, it will be clear thatthe built up structure as'a whole will be inefiect the same as though formed and built as a solid unit. "The connecting means is easily operable for either attaching;

or disengaging the sections and the central part of the nut 10 is shown as formed with a section .11 adapted to be engaged by a .wrench for the easy turning of the nut. The sections may be interchanged at anytime after once placed together'in acertain mannot if such result is desired, my connectin means being easily, reached and operate after the sections are connected together.

. Various modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing'from the'invention which is defined in the appended claims and which includes all modifications in structure falling within theirscope.

What I claim is: Y

1. In a device of the character described, sections positioned end to end with adjacent lends spaced apart, means for connecting the ends of sections together comprising socket members secured in fixed relation to the adjacent ends of said sections, a connecting device spacing the ends of the sections apart, said device including a pair of threaded studs having heads detachably seated in the socket members and an interiorly threaded sleeve or nut receiving the studs at opposite ends of the sleeve, substantially as described. 2. In a device of the character described,

ends spaced apart, a'socket member attached to the end of each section, said member havthe end of the section and slotted at the upper, edge thereoffor a portion of its depth, and a connecting device lying between the sections and having a head at each end 'ing a central portion spaced a distance from seated in said members with the heads between'the' section ends and the central portions of the socket members, and the parts. of the connecting device ad acent the heads received by the-slotted central portions of the socket members substantially as de:

scribed. p y

In a device of the character described, sections located end to end and with ad- }.jacent ends spaced apart, socket members ,headed stud inserted in each end of. the nut,

said connecting device being seated between the socket members with the heads of the studs between the se tion ends and the outstanding portions of t e socket members and the nut located between the socket members whereby on turning the nut the socket members may be drawn toward and bound between the ends of the nut and the headsof I the studs, substantially as described.

In testimon" whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

1 EDMUND MORRIS. Witnesses: HOWARD H. YARRINGTON,

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